Illinois White Gold-Filled Mate Wristwatch with Engraved Bezel circa 1930s

FACTORY / HOUSE: Illinois Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1930 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 37mm X Width 27mm MO...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Illinois Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Commodore / Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 27mm Length X 34mm Width MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels / Caliber 605 DIAL / HANDS: Silver Dial with Art Deco Arabic Numerals / Blued Steel hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 16mm / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT Illinois Watch Company was one of America's famous old houses. The company was sold to Hamilton in the late 1920's so this watch was produced after the sale. We seldom get Illinois wrist watches...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Illinois Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 197 METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 36mm "Lug Tip t...

Tiffany & Co. Rectangular 18K Gold Wristwatch with Agassiz Movement, Circa 1930s This elegant vintage Tiffany & Co. wristwatch exemplifies the refined Art Deco aesthetic of the early...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Illinois Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference Model 164 METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1928 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 35mm X Diam...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Elgin Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Tank Style METAL / MATERIAL: 14Kt. White Gold Filled CIRCA: 1926 DIMENSIONS: Length 35mm X Width 27mm MOVEMENT / CA...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Illinois Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold-Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1929 / 1930 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 28mm Length X 36mm Diameter MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 17 Jewels / Caliber 6 O DIAL / HANDS: Silvered with Arabic Luminous Numerals / Blued Steel Hands ATTACHMENT / LENGTH: Leather, 16mm / Regular Length WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT This is a "vault find" watch, it has been locked up for nearly 50 years, which means it needs a service. We will give it a factory quality service by our finest watchmaker as part of the purchase price before it is shipped out to you. This will delay shipping for a few days of course. This is a rare model by the legendary company and this one was produced just after Hamilton purchased the renowned house. The watch shape called a Tortue, or Tortoise was an original design by Louis Cartier. He based it on Tortoises he saw holding up columns in a Greek Temple that was 3000 years old. The Tortue is still in the Cartier line today. Cartier was one of the first designers to "stylize" basic things around him. He looked at them and re-interpreted them by exaggeration, extension and "stylization." The Illinois Watch Company, founded in Springfield, Illinois in 1867, rose to prominence under the Bunn family leadership, producing high-quality pocket watches...

Company: Eterna Matic Metal: 18k White Gold Condition: Excellent Length: 6.87 inches Total Item Weight: 81.1 g Brand New SKU#W-00302

FACTORY / HOUSE: Hamilton Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art deco / Square METAL / MATERIAL: White Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1920's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 28mm X Width 34mm MOVE...

FACTORY / HOUSE: Juvenia Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Round Automatic METAL / MATERIAL: Early Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1930's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 38mm X Diameter 31m...